Saturday, July 1, 2017

SILAS ABAYOMI


SILAS ABAYOMI

THREE POWERS OF FOOD

LIFE SUSTENANCE

Food-true companion of
the skin-
life it gives to the soul,
value it adds to life,
future it makes real,
anxiety and desperation-
it creates when lacking.

Food third-leg-triangle-of-
needs,
basic necessity life anchors,
food every human worship
without going to a temple or
shrine,
food-every living thing adores
with complete soul,
food-every son of man venerate-
unceasingly.

From sunrise to sunset-
daily meal man keep
searching for,
from sea to sea,
food becomes everyday-
sacrifice-
required by soul
that carries man faraway.

You may cook or boil it,
roast or fry it,
perhaps, parboil,
warm or eat it raw;
in different makes and styles,
in multiple colors or singly,
in solid, liquid, or combined
state;
in a scientifically prepared,
processed, and preserved,
food heals, regenerates,
more so, sustains life.

Energy from food makes
human daily activities possible,
protein from food replenishes
amino acid reservoir,
where cells, tissues, muscles,
bones, skin, glands and
body blue print-DNA draw life.

From fatty food are
lubricant and gasoline of life,
oily food-body messenger of life-
on adipose tissue is
storehouse of energy,
insulator and protector of
body vital organs.

From minerals and vitamins-
body gets needed supplements-
power behind bones and teeth,
blood purifiers and promoters,
skin insulator, hair, nerve energizer;
food-medicine for soul.





FOOD’S REVOLUTIONARY AND
ECONOMIC POWER

Food powers are limitless,
Yes-its influence is beyond
body’s material needs.

Wealth, power, and war
are its offspring,
wars-food had caused mankind
during the ages,
wealth-it gives to whoever
possess it,
power it wields in the kingdom of
mankind.

Revolutions-food had
spearheaded during millennial,
scarcity of bread and salt
had caused emperors,
kings, and queens,
their crowns and thrones;
politicians-food continue
to install and remove,
adventures food-
constantly makes
into unknown lands.

Scientific revolutions-
by means of genetic engineering
food continue to create;
proper understanding of
nature food makes possible
Knowledge-based-food-studies
mankind gets.

By means of planting,
production, and  promotion-
three keys of life-
agriculture, science, and
marketing are integrated.

Continuously,
proper channel of
distribution through
road network,
appropriate scales,
balances, and calibrated
mechanical instruments-
mankind has devised.




FOOD-TOOL OF
OPPRESSION

Society’s three controlling
agents-
politics, religion, and
commerce have one
common stick to make
humankind
become submissive-
FOOD.

Give man food-
three things-he cedes to-
benefactor immediately,
his thought, time, and fidelity.


Through policy-
politicians control mankind,
through legislation, decrees,
rules,
government specifies
sellable food items in market
places.

Through edits,
government issues directives on
food management-
from waste, addictive, safety,
labelling, allergens, marketing,
to sales.

By means of fear,
religion dictates
what humans can and can’t
eat,
through unquestionable
obedience,
religions tell followers-
what to, how to, when to
touch or eat certain foods.

Certain delicacies-
some religions
forbid eating,
some kind of meat from
different animal sources
some religions make-
abominable;
fruits, plants, food products
or extracts,
many ancient traditions
turned to mystery,
mystery without scientific reasons
society place upon subjects.

Commerce dictated by monetary
gains and profits,
places restraint on man,
what to eat, when to eat
why eating it, where to eat, and
how to prepare and eat;
because of profit-
big businesses-
care less about product quality,
questionable production
system.

Food-you have become king,
food-you have become-an
idol,
food-you have become-
a hero;
into your courtyard-
mankind will worship
from eternity to eternity.

SILAS ABAYOMI


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